Physics

Course summary

AQA Physics is a linear course with terminal examinations at the end of the second A-level year. There is no coursework. Like all sciences, physics is a practical subject and practicals will be carried out throughout the course. These will give you the skills and confidence needed to investigate the way things behave and work. Practical skills will be assessed in the classroom and given a separate endorsement to the A-level grade. Core Content 1- Measurements and their errors: use of SI units and their prefixes; limitation of physical measurements; estimation of physical quantities 2- Particles and radiation: particles; electromagnetic radiation and quantum phenomena 3- Waves: progressive and stationary waves; refraction, diffraction, and interference 4- Mechanics and Materials: force, energy and momentum; materials 5- Electricity: current electricity 6- 6.1 Further mechanics: periodic motion 6.2 Further mechanics: thermal physics 7- Fields and their consequences: gravitational fields; electric fields; capacitance; magnetic fields 8- Nuclear physics: radioactivity 9. Astrophysics - option There are four other available options, that we presently DO NOT choose to study at this school: 1- Medical Physics 2- Engineering Physics 3- Turning points in physics 4- Electronics